Alain Souillard, President of Carrefour Poland: A great potential and development opportunities

Q: In the large distribution sector, Carrefour Group occupies the top place on the European market and the second place in the world. What is the current potential of your Company?

A: 2006 was a very favourable year for the expansion of large distribution in Poland. The market was developing rapidly, together with the level of consumption and the purchase power in Poland. Also for Carrefour the year abounded in successful projects and spectacular investments. It is worth mentioning our projects in Gliwice, Zamość, Zgorzelec, Grudziądz, and Rybnik. We considerably expanded our product range, which now includes around 1,500 products. We continuously adjust our services to the customers’ needs and introduce new ones, such as gas stations and bill payments at the cash desk.

In 2006 we successfully continued opening hypermarkets, small hypermarkets and Carrefour Express supermarkets. We are glad to see a positive response of our customers, because our main goal is their satisfaction. We are proud to receive the Laur Klienta 2006 (Customer’s Laurel 2006) awarded by customers. Another important distinction was the Vector 2006 award, which we received for responsibly building new standards on the market and consistently creating the image of a reliable employer.

One of the key elements of Carrefour’s success in Poland is innovation. We aim at becoming an exemplary modern company, each day working for the benefit of economic and social development and environmental protection. Each year we implement pioneering solutions and services. We were the first to introduce the MasterCard credit cards and Rodzyiynka, the first Polish loyalty programme for the supermarkets. We are good at promoting innovative solutions, which is confirmed by the fact that we have many followers.

In 2007 we will celebrate the tenth anniversary of our operations in Poland. We want to invite everybody to join the celebration of this event.

Source:polishmarket.com.p